The ryanodine receptor mediates early zymogen activation in pancreatitis

Autor: Wayne M. Grant, Fred S. Gorelick, Sohail Z. Husain, Thomas R. Kolodecik, Michael H. Nathanson, Priyajit Prasad
Rok vydání: 2005
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Zdroj: Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America. 102(40)
ISSN: 0027-8424
Popis: Acute pancreatitis is characterized by the pathologic activation of zymogens within pancreatic acinar cells. The process requires a rise in cytosolic Ca 2+ from undefined intracellular stores. We hypothesized that zymogen activation is mediated by ryanodine receptor (RYR)-regulated Ca 2+ release, because early zymogen activation takes place in a supranuclear compartment that overlaps in distribution with the RYR. Ca 2+ signals in the basolateral, but not apical, region of acinar cells observed during supraphysiologic agonist stimulation were dependent on RYR Ca 2+ release. Inhibition of RYR or depletion of RYR-sensitive Ca 2+ pools each reduced pathologic zymogen activation in isolated acinar cells, but neither treatment affected amylase secretion. Inhibition of RYR also inhibited zymogen activation in vivo . We propose that Ca 2+ release from the RYR mediates zymogen activation but not enzyme secretion. The findings imply a role for the RYR in acute pancreatitis.
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